SRTM

The shuttle radar topography mission was a two week STS mission for creating high-res SAR topography maps of most of earths surface.

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Mission patch
Spacecraft
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Objectives
Flight	STS-99
Mission	SRTM
Duration	10 days
Crew
Commander Kevin R. Kregel Pilot Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie Mission Specialist 1 Janet L. Kavandi Mission Specialist 2 Janice E. Voss Mission Specialist 3 Mamoru Mohri Mission Specialist 4 Gerhard P.J. Thiele
Experiments
SRTM, EarthKAM
Launch
Liftoff time	February 12, 2000 17:43 UTC
Launch complex	LC 39A
Launch center	KSC
Launch crew	Kregel, Gorie, Kavandi, Voss, Mohri, Thiele
Initial Orbit
Inclination	57° (eq)
Perigee altitude	220 km
Apogee altitude	245 km
Landing
Landing time	February 22, 2000 23:23 UTC
Landing location	KSC Rwy 33
Landing crew	Kregel, Gorie, Kavandi, Voss, Mohri, Thiele
Mass properties
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Getting SRTM data sets

SAR data sets are a good source if you are interested into making quality 3D terrains for Orbiter.

You can download SRTM data from this location. [1]

SRTM addons

There are currently no addons known, which allow you to recreate the SRT mission.

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